Description: She wears dull blue sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Gardener born in the past three hundred years. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has a very tight haircut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the north to a Miner, Vonana learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 10000 cp. Obsidian (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). White pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears green trousers with violet and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length rusty crest. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in a small forest village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Gilbert was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is cut close to his head. His silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the south. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Armorer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has wavy red fur. This yellow eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Nimble lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Sage. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a blacksmith again

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.